LIVE REPORT: STORMBRINGER II (PART VI)

Today we continue our coverage of the Stormbringer Metal Festival (14/15 July 2023) – featuring Knight and Gallow. The guys can even tell you about two sets they played. André: Where are you from? And how long did you travel to get to the festival location? Was it your first time there? Nick: We’re from […]

Live report: Hell’s Heroes V (Part VII)

We close this week’s coverage of Hell’s Heroes with an article and great photos from Marcus Hettlage, who travelled all the way from Germany to Texas to experience this terrific festival – a second time. (Feature image: Greyhawk) André: Where are you from? And how long did you travel to get to the festival location? […]

Live report: Hell’s Heroes V (Part II)

Today we continue with the second part of our live report from Hell’s Heroes V. Our reader Timothy Harris, who also provided us with the featured image, shares his thoughts with you. André: Where are you from? And how long did you travel to get to the festival location? Was it your first time there? […]

Manilla Road Special (47): Ryan Ohlson (Knight & Gallow)

After a relatively long break, we are very happy to continue our Manilla Road Special today. This time we talked to Ryan Ohlson, guitarist in Knight & Gallow from Sacramento, a band that has already been featured on our blog several times. We hope you enjoy reading it. André: Would you classify Manilla Road as […]

Our Top 10 Albums of 2022 (First Half)

Today we present you our favourite albums from the first half of the current year. Aidan: 1. Véhémence – Ordalies 2. Fer de Lance – The Hyperborean 3. Ash of Ashes – Traces 4. Vanaheim – Een verloren verhaal 5. Aara – Triade II: Hemera 6. Iron Griffin – Storm of Magic 7. Mamorlis – […]

Interview: Ryghär

You didn’t seriously think there would be an Epic Metal Blog Birthday Special for Aidan without Ryghär? If you did, you don’t know our blog that well… There is hardly any other band that my friend and colleague has been so intensively dealing with since the beginning of his blogging career. So it’s only fitting […]

Review: Knight and Gallow – For Honor and Bloodshed

Release: 17/03/2022 Knight and Gallow came to our attention back in 2020, when the guys from Sacramento released their promising demo Men of the West. At the time, I was particularly taken with the title track – you really can’t go wrong with epic heavy metal that is lyrically set in Middle Earth. With For […]